No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Armenia?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Armenia and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Yerevan: ≈ 1,780 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Armenia without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Armenia for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Armenia visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Armenia passport: 33.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Armenia can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Albania, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Palestine, Georgia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Seychelles, and China.
Citizens of Armenia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Armenia

Travelling to Armenia: good to know

Sofia — Yerevan: about 1,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Yerevan 13:00.
Local currency: Armenian Dram.
Languages: Armenian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AMD 363.
Armenia is the 47th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.